Book Blurb
Senior Year.
Middle of nowhere.
What's the new girl to do?
For Piper Marks, the answer is simple. She’s determined to have her photography rock the cover of National Geographic someday, and moving to Clarkton, Iowa for her last year of high school is not going to stop her. Even if her usual subjects have changed from bright lights and skyscrapers to fields, cows…and more fields.
But when photographer at the local paper quits in a huff, she steps into his spot. Her new job keeps Piper busy capturing tackles, and zooming in on first downs and end zone dances, not to mention putting her directly in the path of varsity football star Les Williams IV. Her new friends warn her off, but she can’t resist the pull she feels toward this mysterious country boy. But this small town is keeping a secret, and it’s one that could destroy any chance they have to be together.
It’s up to Piper to decide what to do with the distorted truth. Can she risk exposing her heart? It might be worth it, 'cause Les is about to change her world from black and white to fully saturated color.
Middle of nowhere.
What's the new girl to do?
For Piper Marks, the answer is simple. She’s determined to have her photography rock the cover of National Geographic someday, and moving to Clarkton, Iowa for her last year of high school is not going to stop her. Even if her usual subjects have changed from bright lights and skyscrapers to fields, cows…and more fields.
But when photographer at the local paper quits in a huff, she steps into his spot. Her new job keeps Piper busy capturing tackles, and zooming in on first downs and end zone dances, not to mention putting her directly in the path of varsity football star Les Williams IV. Her new friends warn her off, but she can’t resist the pull she feels toward this mysterious country boy. But this small town is keeping a secret, and it’s one that could destroy any chance they have to be together.
It’s up to Piper to decide what to do with the distorted truth. Can she risk exposing her heart? It might be worth it, 'cause Les is about to change her world from black and white to fully saturated color.
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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
Piper is in Clarkton, Iowa. Her mom and her new husband bought two area newspapers. Her father is in Kansas working as a visiting professor. Piper has to live with her mom for the time being. She is not happy to be in the middle of nowhere. She left her friends and there is nothing to do here.
When her car gets a flat and, of course, her phone doesn’t get service, she hates the place even more. However her luck changes a little when Les Williams stops to help her with her tire and becomes the first person she meets. She is drawn to him instantly, but she tries to get passed it. Her plan is to study in New York after her senior year.
She joins the yearbook and instantly makes an enemy in Morgan. Piper’s talent in photography threatens Morgan. Piper’s mom also hires her to work on the paper photographing the high school activities among other community news. She throws herself into her work but Les is giving mixed signals. First he ignores her at school, then he starts talking to her and even helping with the articles on football she has to write. Unfortunately rumors fly as Les and Piper are seen together.
The students of the school instantly dislikes Piper because Les already has a girlfriend. Piper is torn. Her feelings for Les grow but she doesn’t feel right about breaking up another couple. She becomes an outcast at school and she knows something is going on with her dad. Everyone is turning on her and the people she trusted most are lying to her. Piper doesn’t know if her photography can get her through this one.
This YA novel was a great read. Piper was thrown into a new life with her mother. She is dealing with this as a normal teenager. She is angry and sulks. Then what happens with Les and her father’s secrets almost breaks her. I like how she doesn’t care what others think and keeps doing what she can to obtain her college goal.
She not only moved to a new place but was considered the new comer that goes after Les. Les has a girlfriend that everyone loves and feels sorry for. The author created the most heart wrenching situations for Piper and Les. His guilt is causing a lot of issues. His is so torn also about what he should do. It was a great story and I give it a 4 out of 5.
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